Asset ID:	1-71-1012582.1
Update Date:	2009-09-27
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Solution  1012582.1 :   Sun Fire[TM] System Controller: setupplatform is unable to configure linkspeed and linkmode  


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Description
When using the "setupplatform" command on a Sun Fire[TM] System Controller, you are not able to set up values for linkspeed and linkmode.



Steps to Follow
The values of linkspeed and linkmode default to autonegotiation.
What has been negotiated during the bootup is not visible with the "showplatform" command.

The only way to find out what the results are of the autonegotiation process is to capture the output of the Sun Fire System Controller's serial port during the System Controller's boot.
Example serial port output:

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POST Complete.
ERI Device Present
Getting MAC address for SSC0
MAC address is 0:3:ba:d:31:5f
Hostname: pwxs90-0
Address: 10.3.21.64
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Attached TCP/IP interface to eri unit 0
Attaching interface lo0...done
Gateway: 10.3.21.254
interrupt: 100 Mbps half duplex link up

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Sun Fire System Firmware
RTOS version: 43
ScApp version: 5.19.1 Build_01
SC POST diag level: min
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In the above listed example the network has negotiated a 100Mbps half duplex connection.
It is recommended to keep network equipment connected to a Sun Fire System Controller set to autonegotiation.

Product
Sun Fire E6900 Server
Sun Fire E4900 Server
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire 4810 Server
Sun Fire 4800 Server
Sun Fire 3800 Server

Auto-Negotiation, autoneg, autonegotiation, force speed, sc, switch, 100mb full duplex, 100mb FD, full duplex
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Product_uuid
4fe39727-0599-11d8-84cb-080020a9ed93|Sun Fire E6900 Server
bed24aa9-0598-11d8-84cb-080020a9ed93|Sun Fire E4900 Server
29da7938-0a18-11d6-8a41-9ed1ad6d6779|Sun Fire 6800 Server
29d6f808-0a18-11d6-8aa8-943929fbbdd8|Sun Fire 4810 Server
29d3a694-0a18-11d6-92da-df959df44cdd|Sun Fire 4800 Server
29d05214-0a18-11d6-92b2-a111614865b5|Sun Fire 3800 Server

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